Cardiovascular Health and Nursing Interventions in 6th Grade Middle School Children

NCT06812156 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AnkaraN
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Interventions that can improve cardiovascular health behaviors in children are of critical importance for reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease in the future. The research will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions aimed at improving heart health in children. The study employs a pre-test post-test control group experimental design. The sample of the study consists of a total of 100 students, with 50 in the experimental group and 50 in the control group. The research will be conducted with students from two middle schools selected through simple random sampling method from Mamak district, Ankara province. Socio-demographic Data Collection Form and Cardiovascular Health Behavior Scale for Children will be used during the data collection process. A 5-week educational plan aimed at improving cardiovascular health behaviors will be implemented for the experimental group, while no intervention will be made for the control group. Research data will be analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 program. Continuous variables will be reported using mean (x̅) and standard deviation (SD), while number (n) and percentage (%) will be used for categorical variables. All tests will consider statistical significance at the level of p \< 0.05. For the study to be conducted, ethical approval will be obtained from the Ankara University Rectorate Ethics Committee, institutional permission will be obtained from the Ankara Provincial Directorate of National Education, and verbal consent from the included students and written consent from their parents will be obtained.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD); Cardiovascular Diseases Risk; Health Behavior; School Health Services; Nursing Care; Virtual Reality; Students of the 6. Grade; Nursing Education

Keywords

Child; Cardiovascular Diseases; Health Behavior; School Health; Nursing Intervention; Virtual Reality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sociodemographic Data Collection Form

  This form includes questions about the student's age, gender, height, weight, parental education level, family income level, the presence of a family member or close relative who has had a heart attack, and the presence of a family member or close relative using blood pressure medication.

  5 weeks

• Cardiovascular Health Behavior Scale for Children

  The Cardiovascular Health Behavior Scale for Children was developed by Çelik and Bektaş to evaluate behaviors affecting children's cardiovascular health in a current and accurate manner (Çelik \& Bektaş, 2020). The scale consists of subdimensions including nutrition, exercise, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, self-love, and stress. It measures cardiovascular health behavior levels with items such as "I eat chocolate, candy, or biscuits when I feel hungry, even if it's not mealtime," "I prefer to spend my free time doing sports," "I watch TV for more than 2 hours a day," "I feel uncomfortable when someone smokes near me," "I like my appearance," and "I worry about my schoolwork." The scale includes a total of 28 items scored on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Always) to 4 (Never). While scoring, 15 items (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28) are reverse-coded. Scores on the scale range from 28 to 112, with higher scores indicating a higher level of negative behavio

  5 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Cardiovascular Health Behavior Scale for Children

  5 weeks

Study Arms (2)

experimental group

OTHER

A group of 43 sixth-grade students in the experimental group received five sessions of education on cardiovascular health, followed by a virtual reality video viewing session using VR goggles.

control group

NO INTERVENTION

The 47 students in the control group did not receive any intervention; only measurements were conducted.

Interventions

Cardiovascular Health Education OTHER

This intervention aims to promote healthy behavioral changes at both individual and community levels by supporting education with virtual reality technology.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Actively attending school where the research is conducted, Being a 6th-grade student, Willing to voluntarily participate in the research, Having written parental consent to participate in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• Interrupting the active education process during the research due to health problems or similar reasons, Changing schools, Having a chronic illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Mehmet Çekiç Middle School

Ankara, Ankara, 06620, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Sibel-İsmet Çatık Middle School

Ankara, Ankara, 06620, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: nurse

Model Details: The intervention study model involves a controlled and intervention-based approach to evaluate the impact of a variable in a specific population. In the study, educational and awareness-raising activities, as well as augmented reality technologies, were implemented in the intervention groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2025
• First Posted: February 6, 2025
• Study Start: November 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 17, 2024
• Study Completion: January 10, 2025
• Last Updated: May 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (2)